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Twitter was blocked in Nigeria from 5 June 2021 to 13 January 2022. [1] [2] The government imposed a ban on the social network after it deleted tweets made by, and temporarily suspended, the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, warning the southeastern people of Nigeria, [3] [4] predominantly Igbo people, of a potential repeat of the 1967 Nigerian Civil War due to the ongoing insurgency in ...
The National Broadcasting Commission is the broadcast regulator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.The commission was set up on August 24, 1992, by Decree 38 of 1992 later amended as an act of the National Assembly by Act 55 of 1999 and now known as National Broadcasting Commission Laws of the Federation 2004, CAP N11 to among other responsibilities, regulate and control the broadcasting ...
Nigeria's ban was criticized by Amnesty International. [123] In 2021, Twitter began the research phase of Bluesky, an open source decentralized social media protocol where users can choose which algorithmic curation they want.
Tijani was born in Agege, Lagos, Nigeria and spent his formative years there before moving to Abeokuta, Nigeria for his secondary education.In 1996, he then went on to Jos, Nigeria to study at the University of Jos where he first started off studying for a diploma in Computer Science before going on to study Economics, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 2002.
Hannatu Musa Musawa (born November 1, 1974) is a Nigerian lawyer, politician, and author, currently the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy in Nigeria. [1] She is from Katsina State in the northern part of Nigeria and belongs to the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group. [2] [3] [4]
The chief executive officer of the council has the title of Director-General, and is appointed by the president of Nigeria. [ 4 ] Departments of Parks and Recreation, Development Control, Facilities Maintenance and Management, Road Traffic Services, and Urban Affairs were created for the council at the time of the AMMC's creation.
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957) [1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. [2] He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election, thus allowing for a peaceful transition of power.
Twitter, officially known as X since July 2023, is a social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. [4] [5] Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in short posts commonly known as "tweets" (officially "posts") and like other users' content. [6]